Love In The Villa

Two strangers -Mortal enemies. A turf war - Apologies. Enemies to friends. A misunderstanding. A profession of love - Passionate lovers - The end. Sound familiar. Yes! Like every romcom that ever was. But what would make this one stand out from the crowd? I'll tell you. It's the ambience, the history, the lovely sights and sounds, the poetry, and the celebration of fine wine and Shakespeare. Love in the Villa is a delightful movie for lovers of rom-com, travel, history, fine wine, poetry, and literature. The scenic locations, wine, spats, crazy taxi drivers, and other quirks all add to the beauty of this movie. If you enjoyed watching A Perfect Pairing, you will definitely love this movie.

About This Movie

Love in the Villa is a 2022 romantic comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson; produced by Margret H. Huddleston, Mark Steven Johnson, Dave Jordan, Stefano Dalla Lana, Nicola Rosada, and Stephanie Slack, and released on Netflix. The cast includes Tom Hopper, Kat Graham, Laura Hopper, Raymond Ablack, Emilio Solfrizzi, Lorenzo Lazzarini, and Sean Amsing among others.

Synopsis

Julie Hutton is a freakishly organized teacher who organizes a dream trip to Verona, Italy for her and her beau only for him to break up with her before the trip. Her friend advises her to go on a solo trip. She books The Villa de Romantica but on arrival finds it occupied by Charlie Fletcher, a wine company executive. The owner Silvio has accidentally double booked the Villa and advises them to share. Both unwillingly agree but hatch plans to run the other out. After an exhausting back and forth, they agree to sheathe swords. Julie takes Charlie to see the town and sights and Charlie takes her on work trips. Sparks fly and both feel something brewing between them that is until Charlie's girlfriend and Julie's ex arrive in town. Misunderstandings, conflict, and confusion ensue. Will their budding love endure and prevail?

Social Relevance

This might be a romantic comedy but it still manages to highlight some important themes including Friendship, History; Literature, Art and Poetry, Love and Relationships; Travel; Tourism, Heartbreak, as well as Verona and its art, history, and scenic locations.

Conclusion and Key Takeaways

There will always be people who say romcom is cheesy, cliche and the tropes overused but, methinks that sometimes, one should just enjoy the movie experience, learn a thing or two and chill. The things I enjoyed most about this movie were the beautiful scenic locations and the whole magical atmosphere and history behind Juliet's house and the balcony. I also loved the winery, wine tasting, and wine festival scenes

Major takeaways from this movie include:

• Sometimes, you can be organized and do everything right but things still go awry and out of control by no fault of yours.
• Do your best and leave the rest. Don't be stressed by the journey but try to enjoy it
• Every disappointment is a blessing and behind every dark cloud is a silver lining
• Lower your expectations and remove your rose-tinted glasses. Life can be a bummer but you have to roll with it wherever possible
• Fights, quarrels, and conflict can be exhausting. Mutual understanding, cooperation, and peace are always the best policy
• You may find love in the most unlikely of places
• Cats are attracted to olives! I didn't know that
• Wine, winemaking, and wine tasting are an art. The entire process from growing grapes to the aging process and storing in barrels is mesmerizing

My Take: Love in The Villa is a relaxing not so serious enjoyable watch for the holiday or weekend or for Netflix and Chill nights

Have you watched this movie? What did you think of it?